9:06 PM,
Apr. 24, 2014

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Three months after he was hired as Lions coach, Jim Caldwell finally got to lay his hands on the player whose continued development ultimately will determine his success or failure in Detroit. And after three minicamp practices, Caldwell glowed about quarterback Matthew Stafford.

"Having a chance to see him work was great," Caldwell said. "He's a talented guy. And you all know, you guys have seen him probably a lot more than I have, but has just an incredible way about him, too. You can see his teammates kind of gravitate toward him. He's a very good leader, and he works at it. I mean, anything that ...